Enumclaw vs Lakeland South

A side-by-side comparison of Enumclaw and Lakeland South: population, income, housing, and more.

Enumclaw and Lakeland South are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lakeland South has the higher population (12,869 vs 12,663 in Enumclaw). Enumclaw has the higher median household income ($116,563 vs $105,273 in Lakeland South). Lakeland South has the higher median home value ($530,900 vs $498,700 in Enumclaw).

Population, income & housing

	Enumclaw	Lakeland South
Population	12,663	12,869
Median age	38.9 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$116,563	$105,273
Median home value	$498,700	$530,900
Median gross rent	$1,672	$1,558
Housing units	5,463	4,573
Homeownership rate	73.3%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Enumclaw	Lakeland South
Population	11,879 → 12,663 (+6.6%)	13,434 → 12,869 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$61,010 → $116,563 (+91.1%)	$79,183 → $105,273 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$299,000 → $498,700 (+66.8%)	$324,400 → $530,900 (+63.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,672 (+45.4%)	$1,591 → $1,558 (-2.1%)

Enumclaw

Population

11,87912,663

Median household income

$61,010$116,563

Median home value

$299,000$498,700

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,672

Lakeland South

Population

13,43412,869

Median household income

$79,183$105,273

Median home value

$324,400$530,900

Median gross rent

$1,591$1,558

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Enumclaw	Lakeland South
Under 5	8.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	16.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	16.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	9.3%
75 and over	7.5%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Enumclaw	Lakeland South
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	56.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	11.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.9%
Some other race	0.3%	3.8%
Two or more races	8.3%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Enumclaw	Lakeland South
No high school diploma	5.1%	12.4%
High school graduate	32.6%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Enumclaw	Lakeland South
Drove alone	74.2%	70.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	11.4%
Public transit	1.2%	3.7%
Walked	1.9%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	10.2%
Other means	2.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Enumclaw	Lakeland South
1-unit, detached	66.6%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	1.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Enumclaw	Lakeland South
Poverty rate	8.3%	6.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1986	1985